Date: May 12, 2008
Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces. Date: September 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Lhasa Riots and Tibet Protests Erupt March 14,…
Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. Date: July 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Rebel Soldiers Wound José Ramos-Horta; Alfredo Reinado Killed, February…
ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations. Date: April 3, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day…
Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries. Date: February 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This…
An ash dike ruptures at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. Date: December 22, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events…
XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. Date: November 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…